Given name

Mayleen

Mayleen is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Mayleen is a variant of May. An origin associated with May is Latin.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Mayleen through the years

Babies since 1880
906
0 boys · 906 girls
Most popular year
2012
65 babies
2025
25
#5,180 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−26%
Easing
010203040198020002025Highest share 201216
Mayleen in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1978–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inTexas
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Texas (11).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,180 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 65 in 2012. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 847 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Mayleen’s family of names

Mayleen has a related form in May.

Walk Mayleen’s family in the name graph

MayleenMaileenMay

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Mayleen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Mayrel

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Milynn

14Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Aleeyah

25RareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Maysam

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Ayten

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Ailen

38RareRising fast

1% boys · 99% girls

Modern

Mikeyla

21RareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Manahil

19Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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